1. BRAIN FINGERPRINTING TECHNOLOGY
ABSTRACT
brain, and the innocent suspect does not.
This is what Brain Fingerprinting detects
Brain Fingerprinting is a new computerbased
technology
to
identify
scientifically
the
perpetrator of a crime accurately and
scientifically by measuring brain-wave
responses to crime-relevant words or
The secrets of Brain Fingerprinting
Matching evidence at the crime scene
with evidence in the brain
pictures presented on a computer screen.
Brain Fingerprinting has proven 100%
accurate in over 120 tests, including tests
on FBI agents, tests for a US intelligence
agency and for the US Navy, and tests
on real-life situations including felony
crimes.
When a crime is committed, a record is
stored in the brain of the perpetrator.
Brain Fingerprinting provides a means to
objectively and scientifically connect
evidence from the crime scene with
evidence stored in the brain. (This is
similar to the process of connecting
Why Brain Fingerprinting?
DNA samples from the perpetrator with
Brain Fingerprinting is based on the
biological evidence found at the scene of
principle that the brain is central to all
the crime; only the evidence evaluated
human acts. In a criminal act, there may
by Brain Fingerprinting is evidence
or may not be many kinds of peripheral
stored in the brain.) Brain Fingerprinting
evidence, but the brain is always there,
measures electrical brain activity in
planning, executing, and recording the
response to crime-relevant words or
crime.
difference
pictures presented on a computer screen,
between a perpetrator and a falsely
and reveals a brain MERMER (memory
accused, innocent person is that the
and
perpetrator, having committed the crime,
electroencephalographic
has the details of the crime stored in his
when, and only when, the evidence
The
fundamental
encoding
related
multifaceted
response)

2. stored in the brain matches the evidence
subject in this context. Some of the non-
from the crime scene. Thus, the guilty
Target are relevant to the situation that
can be identified and the innocent can be
the subject is being tested for. These
cleared
scientific,
stimuli, Probes, are relevant to the test,
objective, non-invasive, non-stressful,
and are significant to the subject, and
and non-testimonial manner.
will elicit a MERMER, signifying that
in
an
accurate,
the subject has understood that stimuli to
be significant. A subject lacking this
information in their brain, the response
MERMER Methodology
to
the
Probe
stimulus
will
be
The procedure used is similar to the
indistinguishable from the irrelevant
Guilty Knowledge Test; a series of
stimulus. This response does not elicit a
words, sounds, or pictures are presented
MERMER,
via computer to the subject for a fraction
information is absent from their mind.
of a second each. Each of these stimuli
Note that there does not have to be an
are organised by the test-giver to be a
emotional response of any kind to the
“Target,” “Irrelevant,” or a “Probe.” The
stimuli- this test is entirely reliant upon
Target stimuli are chosen to be relevant
recognition response to the stimuli, and
information to the tested subject, and are
relies upon a difference in recognition-
used to establish a baseline brain
hence the association with the Oddball
response
effect.
for
information
that
is
indicating
that
the
significant to the subject being tested.
The subject is instructed to press on
THE FANTASTIC FOUR!!!
button for Targets, and another button
The
for all other stimuli. Most of the non-
Fingerprinting
four
phases
of
Brain
and
DNA
Target stimuli are Irrelevant, and are
totally unrelated to the situation that the
subject is being tested for. The Irrelevant
stimuli do not elicit a MERMER, and so
establish a baseline brain response for
information that is insignificant to the
In
fingerprinting
fingerprinting, evidence recognized and
collected at the crime scene, and
preserved properly until a suspect is
apprehended, is scientifically compared

3. with evidence on the person of the
or not the evidence from the crime scene
suspect to detect a match that would
matches evidence stored in the brain of
place the suspect at the crime scene.
the suspect. In the Computer Evidence
Brain Fingerprinting works similarly,
Analysis,
except that the evidence collected both at
system
the crime scene and on the person of the
determination as to whether or not this
suspect (i.e., in the brain as revealed by
specific evidence is stored in the brain,
electrical
is
and computes a statistical confidence for
than
that determination. This determination
physical evidence. There are four stages
and statistical confidence constitute the
to Brain Fingerprinting, which are
Scientific Result of Brain Fingerprinting:
similar to the steps in fingerprinting and
either "information present" ("guilty") –
DNA fingerprinting:
the details of the crime are stored in the
brain
informational
responses)
evidence
rather
the
makes
Brain
Fingerprinting
a
mathematical
brain of the suspect – or "information
1. Brain Fingerprinting Crime Scene
Evidence Collection;
crime is not stored in the brain of the
2. Brain Fingerprinting Brain Evidence
Collection;
3.
Brain
Fingerprinting
Computer
In the Crime Scene Evidence Collection,
in
Brain
Applications
1. Informational Evidence Detection.
4. Brain Fingerprinting Scientific Result.
expert
suspect.
Scientific Procedure, Research, and
Evidence Analysis; and
an
absent" ("innocent") – the details of the
Fingerprinting
examines the crime scene and other
evidence connected with the crime to
identify details of the crime that would
be known only to the perpetrator. The
expert then conducts the Brain Evidence
Collection in order to determine whether
The detection of concealed information
stored
in
witnesses,
the
brains
intelligence
of
suspects,
sources,
and
others is of central concern to all phases
of law enforcement, government and
private investigations, and intelligence
operations. Brain Fingerprinting presents
a new paradigm in forensic science. This
new system detects information directly,

4. on the basis of the electrophysiological
Brain Fingerprinting incorporates the
manifestations of information-processing
following procedure. A sequence of
brain activity, measured non-invasively
words or pictures is presented on a video
from
Brain
monitor under computer control. Each
Fingerprinting depends only on brain
stimulus appears for a fraction of a
information processing, it does not
second. Three types of stimuli are
depend on the emotional response of the
presented: "targets," "irrelevants," and
subject.
"probes."
2 The Brain MERMER
The targets are made relevant and
the
scalp.
Since
noteworthy to all subjects: the subject is
Brain
Fingerprinting
multifaceted
utilizes
electroencephalographic
response analysis (MERA) to detect
information stored in the human brain. A
memory
and
multifaceted
encoding
related
electroencephalographic
response (MERMER) is elicited when an
individual recognizes and processes an
incoming stimulus that is significant or
noteworthy. When an irrelevant stimulus
is seen, it is insignificant and not
noteworthy, and the MERMER response
is absent. The MERMER occurs within
about a second after the stimulus
presentation, and can be readily detected
using
EEG
amplifiers
and
a
computerized signal-detection algorithm.
3. Scientific Procedure
given a list of the target stimuli and
instructed to press a particular button in
response to targets, and to press another
button in response to all other stimuli.
Since the targets are noteworthy for the
subject, they elicit a MERMER. Most of
the non-target stimuli are irrelevant,
having no relation to the crime. These
irrelevants
do
MERMER.Some
not
of
the
elicit
a
non-target
stimuli are relevant to the crime or
situation
under investigation.
These
relevant stimuli are referred to as probes.
For a subject who has committed the
crime, the probes are noteworthy due to
his knowledge of the details of the
crime, and therefore probes elicit a brain
MERMER. For an innocent subject
lacking this detailed knowledge of the
crime, the probes are indistinguishable

5. from the irrelevant stimuli. For such a
subject, the probes are not noteworthy,
and
thus
probes
do not
elicit
a
MERMER.
4. Computer Controlled
The entire Brain Fingerprinting System
is under computer control, including
presentation of the stimuli and recording
Brain waves:
of electrical brain activity, as well as a
mathematical data analysis algorithm
that compares the responses to the three
types
of
stimuli
and
produces
a
determination of "information present"
("guilty")
or
"information
absent"
("innocent"), and a statistical confidence
level for this determination. At no time
during the testing and data analysis do
any biases and interpretations of a
system
expert
affect
the
stimulus
presentation or brain responses.
The
devices
fingerprinting
used
in
Using brain waves to detect guilt
brain
How it works

6. A Suspect is tested by looking at three
Brain Fingerprinting. The system had
kinds of information represented by
100% accurate scientific results in all
Different colored lines:
studies, field tests.
-----Red: information the suspect is
Terry
expected to know
Responses
-----Green: information not known to
Y-axis: voltage in micro volts at the
suspect
parietal (Pz) scalp site.
-----Blue: information of the crime that
X-axis: time in milliseconds (msec).
only perpetrator would know
Stimulus was presented at 0 msec.
Harrington's
Brain-Wave
NOT GUILTY:
Because the blue and green.
Lines closely correlate, suspect does
Not have critical knowledge of the crime
GUILTY:
because the blue and red
Lines closely correlate, and suspect has
critical knowledge of the crime
Scientific Experiments, Field Tests,
and Criminal Cases
Scientific studies, field tests, and actual
criminal cases involving over 120
individuals
described
in
various
scientific publications and technical
reports verify the extremely high level of
accuracy and overall effectiveness of
Determination: information absent.
Statistical Confidence: 99.9%

7. did
match
the scenario
in which
Harrington was elsewhere (at a concert
and with friends) at the time of the
crime.
Conclusion
Brain Fingerprinting is a revolutionary
new scientific technology for solving
crimes, identifying perpetrators, and
exonerating innocent suspects, with a
record of 100% accuracy in research
Determination: information present.
with US government agencies, actual
criminal cases, and other applications.
The technology fulfills an urgent need
Statistical Confidence: 99.9%
for
governments,
law
enforcement
Results of the Brain Fingerprinting
agencies,
test on Terry Harrington
crime victims, and falsely accused
For the test on Schweer's murder at U.S,
the
determination
of
Brain
corporations,
investigators,
innocent suspects.
References
Fingerprinting was "information absent,"
with a statistical confidence of 99.9%.
1. www.google.com
The information stored in Harrington's
2. www.brainfingerprint.org
brain did not match the scenario in
3.www.brainfingerprint.pbwiki.com
which Harrington went to the crime
scene and committed the murder. The
determination
of
the
Brain
Fingerprinting test for alibi-relevant
information was "information present,"
with a confidence of 99.9%. The
information stored in Harrington's brain